If you remember the days when the PlayStation 2 was the must-have system for arcade-style shooters – with such games as Strikers 1945, Raiden V, and Steel Dragon EX turning up on budget labels – then chances are you’ll remember the Castle...
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This upcoming PC point and click revival knows how to make a good first impression. The art direction has an amazing cartoon style, slightly – and purposely – distorted by a dreamlike bubble lens. It’s really eye-catching, unquestionably helping to draw you...
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Texas-based Armature Studio – creators of ReCore and Dead Star – have revealed Where the Heart Is, a PlayStation 4 exclusive narrative adventure launching this winter. Following a tumble down a sinkhole, which mysteriously appears one stormy night, the mild-mannered Whit Anderson...
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Streets of Rage 4‘s easy mode is described in the game as, “For those who love every part of beat ’em ups, except getting beat up.” I initially took against that, but actually, I do fit that description. Especially because I don’t...
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Better late than never. Consider this our lo-fi YouTube pilot episode. Discussing the gaming highlights from Sony’s recent PlayStation 5 reveal show, in a kind of mumbling director’s commentary. Please excuse the general awfulness and audio quality.
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The big PlayStation 5 reveal revealed at least one revealing fact about the hardware: there will be more than one hardware, and one version won’t do discs. It’s not the first time there’s been a digital-only version of a console of course...
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Merge Games has revealed Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX, a remake of the SEGA Master System original with Spanish studio Jankenteam at the helm. All signs point to Jankenteam using the excellent Dragon’s Trap remake as a blueprint – it sports...
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The Xbox One, PS4, Switch and PC gain not one but two 8-bit (NES/Famicom) Namco retro collections next week. In addition to featuring save states, wide-screen support and the ability to rewind gameplay, each has a ‘special’ exclusive game. NAMCO MUSEUM ARCHIVES. Vol...
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